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Experiences shape the brain, but the brain shapes the way we view experiences, too.

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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
Anthropologist
Scientist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
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If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a wider array of skills.
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People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies.
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When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it.
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I was married and divorced at 23.
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Globalization requires taking a broad contextual and long-term view.
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You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.
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You fall in love with somebody who fits within what I call your 'love map,' an unconscious list of traits that you build in childhood as you grow up. And I also think that you gravitate to certain people, actually, with somewhat complementary brain systems.
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Keep an open heart. We are wired to find love.
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Women like signs of money and education - things that indicate that not only is this guy going to have some resources, but he's also willing to share them.
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You can really get poked in the back and not feel it very much, but just a feather around your lips and you really do feel it.
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Mothers really were not built to raise babies not only by themselves, but with only a partner. For millions of years, a woman had much more than just her husband to help rear her young... This whole idea of 'it takes a village to raise a child' is exactly how we're supposed to live.
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I don’t think we’re an animal that was built to be happy we are an animal that was built to reproduce.
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Hair that looks like it's been naturally sun-bleached makes you seem youthful, like you spend a lot of time outdoors. And that appeals to most people.
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As societies continue to loosen their standards regarding what is appropriate female and male behavior, I think we are going to realize we have not only underestimated women, but also men.
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We spend our lives trying to get along with people so we can keep our jobs, keep our marriages together, so that we can raise our kids properly.
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Blushing is thought to be linked to increased levels of norepinephrine in the brain, which may be associated with romantic feelings. It signals that we are interested and excited, which is attractive to men.
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Men and women are like two feet they can help each other get ahead.
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People live for love. They kill for love. They die for love. They have songs, poems, novels, sculptures, paintings, myths, legends. It's one of the most powerful brain systems on Earth for both great joy and great sorrow.
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The human brain is built to compare it's Darwinian to consider an alternative when one presents itself.
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Throughout evolution, ostracism was death indeed.
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